Target-wagon.



H. J. COLE.

TARGET WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23. Isle.

1,235,439. Patented July 31, 1917.

i' A fiest: Inventor.' by jfarryfC/oz Wwf HARRY J. COLE, OF BENNINGTON,VERMONT.

TARGET-WAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1917.

Application filed September 23, 1916. Serial No. 121,794.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that HARRY J. Conn, a citizen of the United States, residingat Bennington, Vermont, has invented new and useful Improvements inTarget-lVagons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toy in which a Spring gun is primarilyutilized to shoot a miniature vehicle along the ground at a target orother object for the amusement of persons.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple device that can beeasily manipulated by a child, and is operated by the compression of aspring for projecting the vehicle to any point aimed at by the gun.

The novel features of the invention are more fully described in thefollowing specification and claims and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which Figure l represents a side elevation partly in sectionof a device embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan or top'view of the same.

Fig.y 3 is a side elevation of a target wagon.

In this drawing is shown a gun having a frame a; adapted to rest on theground and a barrel Z) provided with a bore or socket c. A. coiledspring cl is arranged in the bore and a trigger or lever c is pivoted atf to a projection g on top of the barrel. The rear portion of the barrelhas a handle 7L. whereby the gun can be steadied when operated.

As indicated in the drawing, the gun is adapted to cooperate with asmall vehicle or wagon which includes a body portion 7l supported on aplurality of wheels j and having at its forward end an extension 7:provided with a puncturing device m to denote the place where thevehicle has impinged against a target orother article. A fixedstationary tongue or pole n projects from the rear end of the body andformed on the tongue near witnesses.

its end is a groove or depression o for engagement with the hook portionof the said trigger.

It will be readily understood that when the tongue is inserted in thesocket of the barrel, it will compress the coiled spring as shown inFig. l, the trigger will then engage the groove, hence holding thevehicle and gun together. llhen it is desired to project the vehiclefrom the gun the handle of the trigger is pushed downward by theoperator to swing the hooked end upward, this releasing the vehiclewhich is propelled from the gun by the tension or the expansion of thespring.

I claim l. In a toy the combination with a spring gun provided with atrigger, of a toy vehicle having a tongue for cooperation with thevspring and engagement with the trigger.

2. In a toy the combination with a spring gun provided with a trigger,of a toy vehicle having a tongue for coperation with the spring, and agroove to engage the trigger.

3. In a toy the combination with a spring gun provided with a trigger,of a toy vehicle having a tongue for coperation with the spring, and agroove located 0n the tongue to engage the trigger.

4L. In a toy the combination with a spring gun provided with a trigger,of a toy vehicle having a tongue projecting from its rear end forcoperation with the spring, and a groove located on the tongue forengagement with the trigger, and means at the forward end of the vehiclefor denoting the place where the vehicle strikes.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing HARRY J. COLE. I/Vitnesses:

GRACE DE Von,

FRANCIS H. WARIIAND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

